Name India's first dedicated navigation satellite:

Key Points

• IRNSS-1A was India's first dedicated navigation satellite.
• It was launched on July 1, 2013, by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• IRNSS stands for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, which is India's indigenous navigation system.
• The satellite was launched using the PSLV-C22 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

Additional Information

• IRS-1A: The Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) was India's first operational remote sensing satellite launched in 1988. It was primarily used for resource monitoring and management. It is unrelated to navigation systems.
• IRS-1B: It was the successor to IRS-1A and was launched in 1991. Like IRS-1A, it was also used for remote sensing purposes but had improved capabilities. It is not a navigation satellite.
• IRNSS-1B: IRNSS-1B was the second satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). It was launched on April 4, 2014, after IRNSS-1A and is part of the same navigation system.